Resources for Mathematics and Science Middle School Teachers~


Assessment




Balanced Assessment in Mathematics
This site has been developed by the Harvard School of Education and features a large array of assessment activities for grades K-12.

Chicago Public Schools: The Rubric Bank
This site provides a selection of scoring rubrics that may be used in a variety of different subject areas, including mathematics and science.

DiscoverySchool: Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators
This site contains example scoring rubrics and articles on how to develop scoring rubrics.
  How People Learn How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (1999).  Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education - online publication of book.

Performance Assessment Links in Science
A Standards Based resource of performance assessments in science.

Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation
This site provides an on-line peer reviewed journal on assessment.  Many of the articles are appropriate for classroom teachers.

Rubistar
An on-line tool to assist teachers in locating and using scoring rubrics.  

Technical Careers




Career Consulting Corner
Provides a resource for exploring a variety of career options.

U.S. Department of Labor
Has statistics and other information concerning careers in engineering.

We Do Math!
Sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America, this on-line brochure highlights careers in mathematics.

Lesson Plans and Student Activities




Ask ERIC Lesson Plans
An on-line resource of lesson plans drawn from a variety of different content areas.

Calvalcade Publishing
Provides on-line resources for chemistry teachers.

Center for Improving Engineering and Science
Web site provides a variety of classroom projects and other resources for science teachers.  

Colorado Energy Science Center
Provides activities for the K-12 classroom concerning energy and energy conservation.

Cool Math
Provides a resource for teachers, students and parents that contains a variety of cool mathematics problems, exercises and activities.

Discovery School: Lesson Plans
This site allows the user to search for appropriate scientific lesson plans by grade level.

Dr. Slime
This site contains a variety of experiments in chemistry and chemical engineering.

Electricity On-line
An on-line resource concerning the mathematics and physics of electricity.

Fossil Fuels
A website designed to introduce students to fossil fuels and their future uses.

Eisenhower Clearing House
Features a large number of resources for mathematics and science teachers, including fully developed classroom lesson plans.
  Environmental Detectives
A site where students take their PDAs with Bluetooth and GPA and gather information through virtual tests and interviews to solve a problem like a chemical spill.
  Explore Learning
Math and science gizmos (interactive applets) on a variety of concepts.  Can access one per day for free.

How Stuff Works
An online encyclopedia of how various technologies work.  

Japanese Language and Culture Resource Center
Provides lessons and activities in a variety of areas that are used for instruction in Japan (all translated to English).

Lesson Plan Page
Provides a variety of lesson plans for various subject areas.  
  Life Science
Collection of many life science and biology focused lesson plans.

MathArchives
Contains a collection of useful links for k-12 mathematics teachers.  

Math Puzzles and Games
Contains activities that use building designs to illustrate mathematical concepts.  

Mid-continent Research for Educating and Learning
Provides resources for creating standards based lessons and assessments.  
  National Geographic Lesson Plans
Lesson plans from National Geographic sorted by grade level and content.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contains opportunities for teachers and instructional units that emphasize mathematics and science for middle school students.  

Online Ethics
Provides engineers, scientists, and science and engineering students with resources for understanding and addressing ethically significant problems that arise in their work.

PDC Science Lesson Plans
A collection of biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science lesson plans.
  Riverdeep
Provides a variety of on-line resources in mathematics, science and language arts.  

The Physics Classroom
Provides an on-line tutorial in physics for the high school student.  

TeachEngineering Digital Library
A website that is under development that will eventually provide a variety of activities for introducing engineering to the k-12 classroom.

Teach-nology
Contains lesson plans and worksheets to support technology in the classroom.
  Tour of Fractions
Online teacher's resource for teaching fractions at all grade levels.

What you need to know about chemistry
Contains demonstrations and experiments and other information with respect to chemistry.

Wright Center for Science Education
Provides a variety of lesson plans specifically developed for use in the science classroom.

Organizations   




American Society of Civil Engineers
A national organization for Civil Engineers.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers
One of the largest societies for chemical engineers.  

Colorado Association of Science Teachers
An organization that supports science teachers in the state of Colorado at the k-12 level.

Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics
An organization  that supports mathematics teachers at the k-12 level.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
A national organization for teachers of mathematics.  This website also contains links to the standards documents.

National Science Teachers Association
An organization that supports science teaching at all levels.

Other





ASCE
Contains links for exploring Civil Engineering.

Bamko Surplus
Examples of equipment that is used by engineers in manufacturing.
  Eclipse Crosswords
Make your own crosswords for free - you provide the wordlist, size, clues. Generates rtf files and html files.

Geothermal Energy Program
Provides explanations and examples of geothermal energy.

Molecular Modeling Task Force
Programs that illustrate the two dimensional movement of molecules under various conditions.

On-line Applications for Engineering Design
Programs to assist chemical engineers in sizing equipment.  
  Quia Web
Make your own games, activities, quizzes. Or use ones that were already made by other teachers.

Teaching Engineering An online book that covers how to teach and manage engineering classes.
  What is a Chemical Engineer?
Describes the responsibilities of a chemical engineer.